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At the same time that the Shelby County High School softball team edged past Grant County 8-6 last Thursday night in the 8th region finals, the Shelby baseball team was battling with Anderson County in a more-than-four-hour thriller that lasted 11 innings and ended with Shelby on top 10-9.

Both Shelby teams escaped on Carroll County’s fields to win the titles and will now represent the region in the state tournament.

For the full story, see this week's Henry County Local, available on newsstands across the county.

The Henry County baseball team’s winning season hit an ending point on Monday night as the Wildcats took a 6-1 loss to Oldham County in the first round of the 8th Region tournament.

After starting with an early-season 2-8 record, the Cats stepped up their play down the homestretch to even up their record and move ahead of the .500 mark. They finished second in the 31st District tournament to earn a berth into the regional tournament, then lost to Oldham in the opening round for a 16-14 record.

And just like that, it was over. With a single fall, history was altered and the final chapter was written to one of the best Henry County High School athletes.

The story of Brittany Crawford had no state titles, but it did have plenty of feel-good moments with some blazing results that included school records, numerous wins and two second-place finishes against the best in the state. The one race she wanted so badly to win, she did not even get the chance to finish.

For the full story, see this week's Henry County Local, available on newsstands across the county.

Each year since the Henry County softball team made the switch from the 30th District to the 31st District in the state’s 2006 realignment, the Ladycats have won the district title. This year was no different.

Eminence’s TJ Cooper cleared the crossbar at 6-foot-2 at the Region 5 Championship on Saturday afternoon to become the regional champ in the high jump and advance to the Class A state meet one week later.

He came through in the clutch. The senior set a personal best by three inches, was just one inch away from tying Ed Berry’s school record and extended Eminence’s streak of qualifying a high jumper for the state meet to six years. This Saturday at the University of Louisville, Cooper will get the chance to leave his mark as one of the best jumpers in Class A.

Brittany Crawford picked up four individual wins for Henry County, TJ Cooper was third in the high jump to lead Eminence, and both high schools got plenty of action at the North Central Kentucky Track Conference hosted by Walton-Verona last Thursday night.

It was not the ending first-year head coach Bill Covington was looking for, but he said the entire 2010 season was a success as the Eminence softball team won its most games in six seasons and appears to be on an upswing.

The Lady Warriors, playing at host Anderson County on Monday night in the opening round of the 30th District tournament, lost to the Lady Bearcats 15-0 in three innings. It was the season finale for a squad that closed out the year with a 7-18 record, the most wins since Eminence had the same record in 2004.

With a 5-0 win over Carroll County on Monday night, the Henry County Ladycats positioned themselves for a fifth consecutive 31st District softball championship – the victory advanced the Cats to Tuesday night’s finals against Owen County, which was past deadline and will be in next week’s Local.

Playing at Owen County High School on Monday in the first of two opening-round games, the Ladycats got base runners on every at bat, held Carroll to just three the entire night and came away with the shutout win.